Federico Giner

What Federico Giner does

Federico Giner (legally PME 1910 S.L.) is a Spanish manufacturer of educational furniture founded in 1910, headquartered and producing at a single facility in Tavernes de la Valldigna, Valencia. The company designs, manufactures, and distributes ergonomic school and institutional furniture including stackable chairs (Postura+, DIDA, Hatton, FG, Sutton, Meet series), patented desks with HPL surfaces and beech wood edges, tables, stools, modular soft seating, boards, cabinets, and complementary accessories. Product engineering emphasizes ergonomic compliance with the European UNE-EN 1729 standard, sound-reducing desk designs, and reconfigurable modular concepts supporting active learning methodologies such as the Aula del Futuro STEAM classroom zones. The company holds at least one registered patent on a school desk with a metal grid shelf and operates a design partnership with Alegre Design for the Pad Chair 360.

Name

Federico Giner

Legal name

PME 1910 S.L

Website

https://federicoginer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1910

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Federico Giner is a Spanish educational furniture manufacturer founded in 1910 that designs and produces ergonomic chairs, desks, tables, and modular classroom solutions for schools, universities, and international education institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Furniture

NAICS

Institutional Furniture Manufacturing (337127), Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing (3372), Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing (3371), Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing (337215)

SIC

Public Bldg & Related Furniture (2531), Office Furniture (2520), Retail-Furniture Stores (5712), Partitions, Shelvg, Lockers, & Office & Store Fixtures (2540)

akta.pro primary industry

Classroom & Student Furniture (Desks, Chairs, Tables, Storage) (EDAEAIAA)

Keywords

• Educational furniture
• School furniture manufacturing
• Ergonomic chairs
• Modular classroom design
• Classroom space planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Valencia

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. School furniture sales: Direct B2C and B2B sales of educational furniture including chairs, desks, tables, storage, and complementary products through e-commerce and project-based sales for institutions

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Federico Giner designs, manufactures, and sells ergonomic educational furniture for schools, academies, and universities. The portfolio includes chairs (Postura+, DIDA, Hatton, Master Pro, Meet series), desks, tables, stools, soft seating, boards, cabinets, and complementary accessories, complemented by space design and project installation services for educational institutions.

Product overview

Federico Giner is a manufacturer of educational furniture with over 100 years of experience (established 1910), offering a comprehensive portfolio of school furniture products. The product line includes chairs (school chairs like Postura+, DIDA, Hatton, FG, Sutton; collective chairs like Meet series; office chairs like Master Pro), desks/pupitres, tables, stools/taburetes, soft seating (Actiflex Wave), boards/pizarras, storage cabinets/armarios, and complementary accessories. The company specializes in ergonomic furniture designed to promote good posture and adapt to different educational stages, from nursery through university, as well as office environments. Products feature high-pressure laminate surfaces, solid beech wood edges, and are designed for durability with stackable and reconfigurable options for flexible learning spaces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FG: Primary brand name abbreviation used for Federico Giner products and company references
• Postura+
• DIDA
• Master Pro
• Meet
• Hatton
• Actiflex
• Aula del Futuro
• Infinite Fields
• Sunrise Sparkle
• Autumn Leaves

Products and services

• School Chairs (Sillas Escolares) Stackable school chairs designed to promote good posture and provide exceptional comfort, available in multiple models and materials for classroom use.
• Collective Chairs (Sillas de Colectividades) Chairs designed for multipurpose rooms, community centers, and collective spaces with configurations for varied educational and institutional environments.
• Office Chairs (Sillas de Oficina) Office chairs including Master Pro series with swivel bases and armrest options, suitable for work environments and educational offices.
• School Desks (Pupitres) School desks with patent-protected designs featuring high-pressure laminate (HPL) surfaces, solid beech wood edges, and noise-reducing plastic elements.
• Tables (Mesas) Tables including modular designs for educational dining spaces and configurable classroom environments.
• Stools (Taburetes) Stools with solid beech wood legs designed for classrooms, multipurpose rooms, and dining halls.
• Soft Seating (Actiflex Wave) Modular curved soft seating offering flexible configurations for different educational spaces and activities.
• Boards (Pizarras) Boards in various colors, sizes, and materials including laminated and vitrified options in white and green.
• Storage Cabinets (Armarios) Cabinet storage solutions in multiple height and configuration options including ultra-low, low, medium, mid-height, tall, corner, and triple configurations.
• Complementary Furniture (Mobiliario Complementario) Complementary furniture including drawers, tiered seating, bulletin boards, changers, display carts, book carts, wall lockers, and coat racks.
• Postura+ Chair Stackable school chair with anatomical shell design to promote good posture and provide exceptional comfort, available in 20 color options.
• Postura+ Wood Chair Postura+ shell chair with solid beech wood legs, designed for classrooms, multipurpose rooms, and dining halls.
• DIDA Classic Chair Stackable chair designed to promote good posture and provide exceptional comfort for classrooms, large living rooms, dining areas, multipurpose rooms, and community centers.
• Hatton Chair Lightweight, stackable chair with refined simplicity design and 100% recyclable construction for easy space reconfiguration.
• Pad Chair 360 Classic tablet arm chair with 360-degree tablet rotation, redesigned by Alegre Design to capture students' attention and facilitate communication and teamwork.
• Master Pro Classic Chair Versatile stackable chair suitable for classrooms, offices, libraries, dining areas, or home use, available in walnut and oak shell finishes.
• FG School Chair Stackable school chair with steel structure, high-pressure laminate surfaces, and a stable solid base frame to which seat and backrest are firmly attached.
• Sutton Chair Designer chair with mid-century aesthetics offering strength, stability, and durability, ideal for offices, hospitality, student residences, classrooms, and higher education.
• Mesa FG con Estante de Rejilla (FG Desk with Wire Shelf) Patent-protected school desk with wire shelf, 35mm steel tube structure, 21mm high-pressure laminate surface, solid beech wood edge, and noise-reducing plastic elements.
• Space Design Service (Diseño de Espacios) Educational space design and consulting service that plans classroom, cafeteria, library, and active learning environment layouts for schools and universities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Furniture designed to support proper posture reducing muscle pain, fatigue, and concentration issues in students
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Alegre DesignmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlegre Design collaborated with Federico Giner to reinvent the classic Pad Chair, creating the Pad Chair 360 to capture students' attention and facilitate communication and teamwork. The design partnership brings design innovation to the product line.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Bene: Austrian office furniture and space-systems specialist with growing exposure to educational and training-room environments. Comparable in offering ergonomic institutional seating and modular space solutions for European institutional buyers.
• Haworth: Global office and contract furniture manufacturer with an established presence in education and learning-space projects. Overlaps with Federico Giner on school and university chair/desk ranges but serves a much broader portfolio across enterprises.
• Sedus: German office furniture manufacturer with a dedicated education and seminar/training room segment. Comparable in offering ergonomic institutional seating and tables to European schools and universities, with broader office-furniture reach than Federico Giner.
• MillerKnoll: Global office and institutional furniture conglomerate (Knoll, Herman Miller, etc.) with brands serving education and learning-space markets. Competes with Federico Giner for higher-education and school furniture contracts at the premium end of the market.
• Vitra: Swiss design-led furniture company with an established educational segment including school chairs and learning-space systems (e.g., collaborations with designers for active-learning furniture). Overlaps with Federico Giner's design-led, modular approach to classroom furniture.
• Steelcase: Global office furniture leader with a dedicated Steelcase Education business targeting K-12 and higher education active-learning environments. Competes for the same institutional school and university furniture budgets as Federico Giner but with vastly larger scale, dealer network, and R&D resources.
• Ahrend: Dutch office furniture and interior solutions group with institutional customers across European education and government sectors. Comparable to Federico Giner in serving school and university procurement channels in continental Europe.

Regional players

• Actiu: Spanish office and contract furniture manufacturer based in Alicante with a growing educational furniture line. Direct domestic competitor to Federico Giner in the Spanish institutional market, with similar design-led positioning and project-based sales.
• Forma 5: Spanish manufacturer of contract and institutional furniture with a presence in education, healthcare, and corporate offices. Direct Spanish-market competitor to Federico Giner with overlapping customer segments in schools and universities.

Direct peers

• VS Möbel: German specialist in educational and institutional furniture for schools, universities, and training centers. Highly comparable niche focus to Federico Giner — both manufacture chairs, desks, and tables engineered for educational ergonomics and modern active-learning pedagogies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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